What

Self-directed

When

Terms 1 to 4, Monday to Friday

Duration

60 minutes

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Curriculum links & Accessibility

Year level

Years 7 to 10, VCE

Maximum student numbers

Maximum 55 students

Cost

$7 per student + education service fee

Booking information

Bookings 13 11 02

School visit information

Explore themes of identity and belonging and examine what it means to be part of a culturally diverse society.

Students will experience

• Multiple ways in which a person identifies through race, culture, citizenship, language, religion, ethnicity and more.
• How identities intersect within and across groups and communities.
• The opportunities and challenges of a multicultural society.
• Personal stories, compelling objects and interactive multimedia experiences.

Students will learn

• How cultural heritage, languages, beliefs and family connections influence our self-perceptions and our perceptions of other people.
• How perceptions can lead to discovery, confusion, prejudice and understanding.
• To challenge assumptions we make about each other, including interactive experiences on bystander education.

Students will be provided

• A booklet to guide them through the galleries and to record their findings

Students will need

• Pen or pencil. 

Other key information

• Teachers are advised to visit the exhibition and website prior to the group visit in order to prepare students for the exhibition experience.

Victorian Curriculum links

Civics and Citizenship: Levels 7 and 8

• how Australia’s secular democracy and pluralist, multi-faith society draws upon diverse cultural origins, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures, Christian and Western heritage, and the cultures of other migrant communities
  VC2HC8K09
• how groups express their identities, including religious and cultural identity, and how this expression can influence their perceptions of others and others’ perception of them
  VC2HC8K11
• various experiences and perspectives of national identity and citizenship, including the connections of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to Country and Place, and of different migrant groups 
  VC2HC8K12

Intercultural Capability: Levels 7 and 8

• change in cultures, including their own, in a range of contexts, and how this influences identity and a sense of belonging and inclusion
  VC2CI8C01
• attitudes, beliefs and behaviours that foster cultural safety in different contexts
  VC2CI8C02
• the benefits and challenges of living and working in a culturally diverse society and an interconnected and culturally diverse world VC2CI8D01
• the importance of rights and responsibilities, and how rights and responsibilities intersect with diverse worldviews in different contexts VC2CI8D02

Civics and Citizenship: Levels 9 and 10

• individual and group participation in, and contribution to, civic life and global citizenship
  VC2HC10K09
• the challenges to and ways of sustaining a resilient democracy and a cohesive society in Australia and/or in our region or globally
  VC2HC10K10
• the influence of a range of media, including social media, in shaping identity and attitudes to diversity VC2HC10K11

Intercultural Capability: Levels 9 and 10

• how diverse cultures, including their own, influence one another in a range of contexts and how this impacts identity and a sense of belonging and inclusion
  VC2CI10C01
• ways in which intercultural relations and intercultural experiences are influenced by policies and practices of a range of institutions
  VC2CI10C02
• the components of a cohesive, culturally diverse society and the benefits and challenges of building and maintaining social cohesion
  VC2CI10D01
• how diverse worldviews can contribute to addressing social and environmental challenges
  VC2CI10D02

English VCE

• Unit 1-4 – where set texts relate to themes of personal journeys, identity and belonging

Sociology VCE

• Unit 3 Culture and Ethnicity - Area of study 2